List of female Indian governors

In India, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty-nine states. The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure. The governor is de jure head of the state government; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of ministers, headed by the chief minister, who thus hold de facto executive authority at the state-level. The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon his or her own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President's rule, or reserve bills for the President's assent. Over the years, the exercise of these discretionary powers have given rise to conflict between the elected chief minister and the central government–appointed governor.[1] The union territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Delhi and Puducherry are headed by lieutenant-governors.

Sarojini Naidu was the first female to become the governor of an Indian state.[2] She governed Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter, Padmaja Naidu, is the longest-serving governor with 11-year tenure in West Bengal.[3] Baby Rani Maurya was recently appointed as the second female governor of Uttarakhand.

Governors

Key

*  incumbent governor

Name From To Term length State Reference
Sarojini Naidu15 August 19472 March 19491 year, 199 daysUttar Pradesh[4]
Padmaja Naidu3 November 195631 May 196710 years, 209 daysWest Bengal[5]
Vijayalakshmi Pandit28 November 196218 October 19641 year, 325 daysMaharashtra[6]
Sharda Mukherjee5 May 197714 August 19781 year, 101 daysAndhra Pradesh[7]
Jyothi Venkatachalam14 October 197727 October 19825 years, 13 daysKerala[8]
Sharda Mukherjee14 August 19785 August 19834 years, 356 daysGujarat[9]
Kumudben Manishankar Joshi26 November 19852 February 19904 years, 68 daysAndhra Pradesh[10]
Ram Dulari Sinha23 February 198812 February 19901 year, 354 daysKerala[8]
Sarla Grewal31 March 19895 February 1990311 daysMadhya Pradesh[11]
Chandrawati19 February 199018 December 1990302 daysPuducherry[12]
Rajendra Kumari Bajpai2 May 199522 April 19982 years, 355 daysPuducherry[12]
Sheila Kaul17 November 199523 April 1996158 daysHimachal Pradesh[13]
Fathima Beevi25 January 19971 July 20014 years, 157 daysTamil Nadu[14]
V. S. Ramadevi26 July 19971 December 19992 years, 128 daysHimachal Pradesh[13]
Rajani Rai23 April 199829 July 20024 years, 97 daysPuducherry[12]
V. S. Ramadevi2 December 199920 August 20022 years, 261 daysKarnataka[15]
Pratibha Patil8 November 200423 June 20072 years, 227 daysRajasthan[16]
Prabha Rau19 July 200824 January 20101 year, 189 daysHimachal Pradesh[13]
Margaret Alva6 August 200914 May 20122 years, 262 daysUttarakhand[17]
Kamla Beniwal27 November 20096 July 20144 years, 221 daysGujarat[18]
Prabha Rau25 January 201026 April 201091 daysRajasthan[19]
Urmila Singh25 January 201027 January 20155 years, 2 daysHimachal Pradesh[20]
Margaret Alva12 May 20127 August 20142 years, 87 daysRajasthan[21]
Sheila Dikshit11 March 201425 August 2014167 daysKerala[22]
Kamla Beniwal6 July 20146 August 201431 daysMizoram[23]
Mridula Sinha *31 August 2014Incumbent4 years, 43 daysGoa[24]
Draupadi Murmu *18 May 2015Incumbent3 years, 148 daysJharkhand[25]
Kiran Bedi *29 May 2016Incumbent2 years, 137 daysPuducherry[26]
Najma Heptulla *21 August 2016Incumbent2 years, 53 daysManipur[27]
Anandiben Patel *23 January 2018Incumbent263 daysMadhya Pradesh[28]
Baby Rani Maurya *26 August 2018Incumbent48 daysUttarakhand[29]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th edition, 2011 reprint. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. p. 237, 241–44.
  2. ↑ "Sarojini Naidu: The first woman to become the governor of an Indian state". CNN-IBN. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Shubhojit (10 July 2014). "Women Governors in India". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Srimati Sarojini Naidu, Governor of UP". National Informatics Centre, UP State Union. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Former Governors of West Bengal". West Bengal Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Previous Governors List of Maharashtra". Maharashtra Government. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Former Governors of Andhra Pradesh". Andhra Pradesh Government. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  8. 1 2 "Kerala Legislature - Governors". Kerala Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "Sharda Mukherjee, Former Governor of Gujarat". Gujarat Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "Former Governors of AP". National Informatics Centre, AP State Union. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  11. ↑ "Sarla Grewal, Governor of Madhya Pradesh". NIC. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  12. 1 2 3 "Former Governors of Pondicherry". Puducherry Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  13. 1 2 3 "Former Governors of Himachal Pradesh". Himachal Pradesh Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  14. ↑ "Former Governors of Tamilnadu". Tamil Nadu Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  15. ↑ "Ramadevi, Governor of Karnataka". Karnataka Government. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  16. ↑ "Ex Governor of Rajasthan". Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Secretariat. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  17. ↑ "Margaret Alva, Governor of Uttarakhand". Uttarakhand Government. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Kamla Beniwal, Governor of Gujarat". Gujarat Government. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  19. ↑ "President appoints Governors". Press Information Bureau, New Delhi Press release dated 16 January 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  20. ↑ "Urmila Singh, Governor of Himachal Pradesh". Himachal Pradesh Government. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  21. ↑ "Margaret Alva, Governor of Rajasthan". Rajasthan Government. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  22. ↑ Jain, Bharti (4 March 2014). "Sheila Dikshit, Governor of Kerala". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  23. ↑ "The story behind Kamla Beniwal's dismissal". The Hindu. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  24. ↑ Kamat, Prakash (31 August 2014). "Mridula Sinha sworn-in as Goa Governor". The Hindu.
  25. ↑ "Draupadi Murmu Sworn In as First Woman Governor of Jharkhand". NDTV. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  26. ↑ Thangavelu, Dharani (8 January 2017). "Puducherry Lt governor Kiran Bedi to resign in 2018". Mint. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  27. ↑ "Manipur: Najma Heptulla to be sworn-in as Governor on Sunday". Indian Express. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  28. ↑ "Anandiben Patel sworn in as Madhya Pradesh Governor". The Hindu. 23 January 2018.
  29. ↑ " ". The Economic Times. 26 August 2018.
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